Key to the Neotropical and Nearctic larvae of Monopelopia

1. Dark claw on the posterior parapod present.................................................................. 2

–. Dark claw on the posterior parapod absent ................................................................... 3

2. Teeth of ligula in relatively straight line; procercus length/width 3.0 or less; USA, Colombia ............................................................................................................ boliekae

–. Teeth of ligula in concave arc: procercus length/width more than 4.0; USA, Europe.... ...................................................................................................................... tenuicalcar

3. AR 2.22­2.53; Jamaica ............................................................................ mikeschwartzi

–. AR above 3.0................................................................................................................. 4

4. AR 3.8; USA .................................................................................................... tillandsia

–. AR 3.08­3.18: Brazil ........................... ................................................ caraguata sp. n.